Down on the Farm

Minor League Player of the Day: Leadoff hitter Juan Silva reached all five times he came to the plate and scored three times. He finished the day with a triple, a homerun, two walks, and was hit by a pitch.

Michael Lorenzen made his professional debut, pitching in just the first inning. In his inning of work, he struck out a batter, allowed one hit and one unearned run. Junior Morillo pitched the next 5 shutout frames, allowing just 3 hits, no walks, and striking out 5.

The only run came in the first inning on an RBI double off the bat of Aristides Aquino.